. >> seeing the sights of londonp. the tour the city in the soviet- era car. the men were surprised by the reactions in britain. to >> it is incredible getting to drive up to all the famous sites with a lada. the people here are very interested in the car, which some are familiar with, for whatever reason. and the two days before, they were home preparing for their big trip to england. they were turning up their pride and joy and east german police car. the political history of the car is no longer important to them. today, the soviet-era lada is a rarity and, despite a few defects, has been going strong for 20 years. >> the russian technology is pretty indestructible. the car has never broken down. it is in tip-top shape. we would not be doing it if we had doubts about it. >> they run a car dealership that specializes in vehicles from a former east bloc. they sell about four each month. buyers like the fact that these cars hold their value. >> in the last two or three years, they have doubled in value, and restoring is costly. prices are slowly rising because